Although a unary plus can appear before any numeric expression, it performs no operation on the value returned from the expression. Specifically, it will not return the positive value of a negative expression. To return positive value of a negative expression, use the ABS function.

B. Using the unary plus operator with a negative value

The following example shows using the unary plus with a negative expression and the ABS() function on the same negative expression. The unary plus does not affect the expression, but the ABS function returns the positive value of the expression.